FOIA Number: DOJ-17-0088

Department of Justice documents produced in response to American Oversight's FOIA litigation seeking records related to Solicitor General Noel Francisco's participation in the defense of the Trump administration's travel ban in January 2017.

Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying American Oversight’s motion seeking expedited processing of the FOIA request for records related to Solicitor General Noel Francisco’s recusal from participating in the travel ban case in early 2017. DOJ has already produced a number of these records while the legal case has been proceeding.

Reply brief filed by American Oversight in support of our motion for partial summary judgment in our lawsuit seeking records related to Solicitor General Noel Francisco's recusal during the defense of President Trump's travel ban in early 2017.

Obtained through FOIA by American Oversight on June 27, 2017. The Department of Justice’s Civil Division responded to our FOIA request (DOJ-17-0088) for records concerning Noel Francisco’s compliance with ethics and conflict of interest laws in light of President Trump’s intention to nominate Mr. Francisco to be Solicitor General of the United States.

On April 6, American Oversight sought records from DOJ relating to Solicitor General nominee Noel Francisco’s participation in the defense of President Trump’s travel ban and any ethics waivers he received to do so. Those records can give us some important insights into how DOJ addressed this specific situation – and the principles it might apply to similar questions in the future.